tre

From Proto-Albanian *treje, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Cognate to Latin trēs (“three”) and Sanskrit त्रि (tri, “three”).


dy

From Proto-Albanian *duwō masc, *duwai fem, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Matzinger reconstructs *duu̯a.


tri

From Proto-Albanian *trī(-ā), from Proto-Indo-European *tríh₂ (“three”). Cognate to Ancient Greek τρία (tría, “three”) and Latin tria (“three”).


qind

Possibly borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin centum.


një

Disputed:
*From Old Albanian nja, from Proto-Albanian *ainja, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos.
*From Old Albanian nja, from Proto-Albanian *ni̯á-, from Pre-Proto-Albanian *mi̯á-, from Proto-Indo-European *smii̯o- (“a, an”), from Proto-Indo-European *s(e)mih₂ or Proto-Indo-European *smii̯ah₂. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“together, one”). According to Neri, the etymology connecting një to *h₁óynos is problematic, as it assumes an unknown pronomial element at the initial sound and also does not explain the stem *ni̯á- without a final nasal.

inh

nji (alternative Gheg)
ni (alternative Gheg)
i (alternative Gheg)


shtatë

From either Proto-Albanian *śe(p)tá-tā, or Proto-Albanian *źe(p)tá-tā, from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥-t-, a suffixed form originally meaning "group of seven", from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥.
Without the suffix, PIE *septḿ̥ would've lead to Proto-Albanian *śe(p)tan/*źe(p)tan, to Albanian **shta(n).


katër

From Proto-Albanian *kátur, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷtur- ~ *kʷétur- (compare Lithuanian keturi̇̀, Serbo-Croatian četiri, Latin quattuor), oblique of *kʷetwóres.


-zet

Inherited from Proto-Albanian *w(ī)džatī, from Proto-Indo-European *wídḱm̥ti (“twenty”). The initial z-, corresponding to the *-ḱ-, in place of **dh- is explained by the adjacency with the original *w.

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njëzet, dyzet

trezet, katërzet, pesëzet


gjashtë

From Proto-Albanian *seksti, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs. Alternatively reconstructed as Proto-Albanian *ɟʲaśtā, from Pre-Proto-Albanian *źeśtā. This then comes from a PIE *séḱs-t-, from *su̯éḱs-t-, a prefixed form of *swéḱs meaning "group of six".


pesë

From Proto-Albanian *pẽnsi, from *péntsi, from Pre-Proto-Albanian *penče, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe. Compare Proto-Slavic *pętь, Latin quīnque, Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte).


tetë

From *(a)te + -të, from Proto-Albanian *atṓ-tā, from Pre-Proto-Albanian *atˢtṓ-tā, earlier *atˢtṓ-tan, from *h₂oḱtóh₁-tm̥,
a suffixed term deriving from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw, meaning "group of eight".


nëntë

From original nëndë but influenced by the -të in 6-8 and 10, further from Proto-Albanian *neunti-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥. Compare Old Norse niund, Old High German niun, Latin novem.

nëndë (alternative)
nând (alternative)
nont (alternative)


dhjetë

From *djeth + -të, from Proto-Albanian *detsa, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥t. Initial dh- from decimal compounds like tridhjetë (“thirty”).

dhet (alternative Gheg)
llet (alternative Gheg)
dhejt (alternative Gheg)
zjetë (alternative Arbëresh)


njëmbëdhjetë

From një (“one”) + -mbëdhjetë (“-teen”).


trembëdhjetë

From tre (“three”) + -mbëdhjetë (“-teen”).


katërmbëdhjetë

From katër (“four”) + -mbëdhjetë (“-teen”).


pesëmbëdhjetë

From pesë (“five”) + -mbëdhjetë (“-teen”).


gjashtëmbëdhjetë

From gjashtë (“six”) + -mbëdhjetë (“-teen”).


shtatëmbëdhjetë

From shtatë (“seven”) + -mbëdhjetë (“-teen”).


tetëmbëdhjetë

From tetë (“eight”) + -mbëdhjetë (“-teen”).


nëntëmbëdhjetë

From nëntë (“nine”) + -mbëdhjetë (“-teen”).


njëzet

njëzet ditë

njëzet e një


njëzetegjashtë

/ɲəzɛtɛɟʑaʃt(ə)/


tridhjetë

From tri f (“three”) + dhjetë (“ten”). This forms confirms the feminine gender of dhjetë, also shown in Romanian douăzeci.


tridhjetenjë

/tɾiðjɛtɛɲə/


gjashtëdhjetenjë

/ɟʑaʃtəðjɛtɛɲə/


gjashtëdhjetetre

/ɟʑaʃtəðjɛtɛtɾɛ/


gjashtëdhjetekatër

/ɟʑaʃtəðjɛtɛkatəɹ/


mijë

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin mīlia, plural of mīlle, evolving internally in Albanian through /ˈmiʎə/, still retained in some Albanian archaic varieties. Compare Romanian mie.


katërzet e dhjetë

Literally, “four-twenty and ten”. Compare French quatre-vingt-dix.


katërzetedhjetë

katërzet e dhjetë
katërzet e dhjetë#Albanian

Alternative spelling of katërzet e dhjetë


trezetedhjetë

trezet e dhjetë
trezet e dhjetë#Albanian


dhjetëmbëdhjetë

From dhjetë (“ten”) + -mbëdhjetë (“-teen”).